Laser imaging apparatus using biomedical markers that bind to cancer cells
US5952664A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/645
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for collecting data for use in image reconstruction of a tissue being scanned containing cancer cells comprises the steps of providing a source of laser beam; providing a biochemical marker that selectively binds to cancer cells within the tissue; directing the laser beam toward the object being scanned; orbiting the laser beam around the object; providing a plurality of sensors adapted to simultaneously detect the laser beam after passing through the object; and limiting the sensors to detect only the radiation released by the biochemical marker after having been activated by the laser beam.
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